22/08/2025
Almost exactly ten years ago, I took a dramatic turn in my life and retrained as a funeral celebrant. Today I reached my 3000th booking.
This is something I never dreamed of achieving, and I am amazed at how it has worked out in the way it has. It is hard to put into words what a privilege it has been to stand alongside so many families at their time of need. Every service, every story, every life remembered has mattered deeply.
I am so thankful for all the people I have worked with along the way: funeral directors, arrangers, crematorium staff, and many others, many of whom I now count as friends.
In my time I think that I have written just over six and a half million words and more than 135,000 people have attended my services - one man has been to 13 and he wants me to do his service when the time comes!
This work is sometimes heartbreaking, but it is also one of the most meaningful and humbling jobs I can imagine. To be trusted to help families say goodbye is an honour that I will never take for granted.
